Now here is a commonplace. I believe I have heard this a million times. The French are terrible, they won't ever speak to you in English or any other language and if you address them in English, they'll be very unpolite and unfriendly. I have been thinking about this a lot, and I thought I'd share […]
communication(s)
Saturday, October 4 2008
Why the French Don't Speak Any Other Language
Saturday, October 4 2008. communication(s)
Thursday, September 25 2008
I don't spreche Deutsch, merci beaucoup
Thursday, September 25 2008. communication(s)
Well, actually, I do speak German, but I hate it (If I dared, I'd write the hate bold in font size 40 and with four exclamation marks) when a website speaks to me in German. I mean, my language preferences are clear in Firefox, there's even only French and English so why a website should speak to me […]
Saturday, September 20 2008
Lack of Words Sinked Ship
Saturday, September 20 2008. communication(s)
I came across a Reuters story about Henry the VIII's ship the Mary Rose while browsing Intercultural Communication and Translation News. The idea that a ship could sink because the crew could not understand the orders that would have saved their life is quite an interesting metaphor for the world we […]
Monday, May 19 2008
Addressing an International Audience
Monday, May 19 2008. communication(s)
Last Friday, I attended the Going Solo conference in Lausanne, a one-day conference for freelancers. I was very impressed with the quality of the speakers and of course, I tried and observed the cultural bias/questions/issues that came up. Here is a little rundown of the things I noticed. I consider […]
Thursday, March 27 2008
The language before the language
Thursday, March 27 2008. communication(s)
I am still reading the book about bilingualism and before I write a more detailled review about it, I wanted to share my last experiences in terms of communication and languages. As you may know, or not, we had a baby. Emma was born a few weeks ago and I must say that the greatest challenge her […]
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